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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Speakers: • Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights (in person) • Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (via Zoom) • Fawzia Koofi, First woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament, former member of the peace negotiation team with...
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled serious concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food insecurity crisis, which is affecting “everyone, everywhere across the country”.
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Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNDP , UNITED NATIONS , WHO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
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Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WFP
Across Ukraine the scale of needs caused by Russia's invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday, as they repeated calls for access to the country's Black Sea ports to export vitally needed cereals.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Myanmar’s military junta are responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said on Wednesday.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a top UN Human Rights Council probe said on Wednesday.
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Press Conferences | UNITED NATIONS
Government responses to COVID-19: lessons on gender equality for a world in turmoil Speakers: • Adriana Quiñones, Director, Geneva Liaison Office, UN Women • Laura Turquet, Policy Advisor and Deputy Chief of Research and Data, UN Women
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Press Conferences | OCHA
Update on the humanitarian situation in Syria
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Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
Opening remarks in Arabic by Stephanie Williams, UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Libya, to the Leaders of Libya's House of Representatives (HOR) in the east, and the High State Council (HSC), based in the western city of Tripoli, at the start of two days of scheduled talks beginning...